| 单词 | compeer |
| 例句 | No, neither he, nor his compeers by night / Giving him aid, my verse astonished. Don Paterson on Shakespeare's sonnets 2010-10-15T23:06:00Z It is precisely his status as a billionaire outlier, a “bad boy” gone over to the dark side in the eyes of his compeers, a fearless irreverent, that appeals to his legions. This is a Democratic civil war: The Hillary/Bernie rift cuts to the essence of the party’s soul 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z "This is the last one though so don't lose it" said the event compeer. Willams hands over medal to make young fan's night 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z Yet it’s one advanced with dead seriousness by Oppenheimer and his compeers in the anti-religious Left. The Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage Isn't an Excuse to Attack Churches 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Today more than ever we need individuals with compeer science backgrounds to join the FBI. FBI Agent's Laptop 'Hacked' To Grab 12 Million Apple IDs, Anonymous Claims 2012-09-04T12:31:48Z That science was Geology; a science destined, in its ultimate scope, to prove a far more powerful dissolvent of dogma than any of its compeers. Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley With an Intermediate Chapter on the Causes of Arrest of the Movement 2012-04-26T02:00:14.960Z His compeers in the same divine idiocy are such immortals as Mark Antony, Marie Stuart, Francis I., almost the whole Bourbon dynasty, Sappho, Cleopatra, Solomon, and a sheaf of other shimmeringly splendid sinners. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z Perhaps he is all the better fitted for the work he and his compeers have undertaken to do. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z Surely the imagery painted on the inner walls of Egyptian tombs, and probably believed by Anthony and his compeers to be connected with devil-worship, explains his visions. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z On it there was a wonderful glow which drew the admiration of all his compeers, but which none could imitate. One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion 2012-03-31T02:00:20.873Z The gray city on the Tagus is worthy of such citizens, "fit compeer for such high company." Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z Conspicuous in the annals of Canada stands the memorable name of Robert Cavelier de La Salle, the man who, beyond all his compeers, contributed to expand the boundary of French empire in the west. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z He returned to political life at an eventful time and accompanied by some notable compeers. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z So spake the apostate angel, though in pain: … And him thus answered soon his bold compeer. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z On the whole, Count Edmund's choice provoked envy rather than hostile attack, particularly among his younger compeers. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z Prescott was not only an able lawyer, the worthy compeer of Dexter, Otis, and Webster—he was a scholar by instinct, widely read, thoughtful, and liberal-minded in the best sense of the word. William Hickling Prescott 2012-03-11T03:00:12.297Z The secret of the superior popularity of some business men with their compeers and employ�s, lies often, rather in manner than in any other characteristic. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z Perhaps of all her compeers Venice attained the highest proficiency in the production of beautiful lace. Lace, Its Origin and History 2012-02-26T03:00:15.360Z It will not be compelled to share the rather bitter fate of its former wide-set compeers just to the south. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z It is probable that if the same advantages which have made Louisville great had been offered to New Albany or to Jeffersonville, either of those places might have exceeded their more fortunate compeer. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z George followed the family traditions with amazing facility, easily surpassing his compeers as an etcher. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z In this particular he was in advance of his great compeers in his own department: for he did not hesitate, as Darwin, Spencer, and Huxley did, to deal with the intuitions of his time. The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z Unlike their compeers in more enlightened circles, they put down stakes on only one side, for which the opposite players contend. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z Nor had he ever been obliged to compeer before the Squire himself—who was now a magistrate—to account for any acts of trespass in pursuit of game on the lands of other lairds. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z The two examples of this business given in this volume will bear favorable comparison with any other hat houses in the West; if indeed they do not surpass all their compeers. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z It is of little use that any one thinks who cannot verify his ideas by comparison with those of his compeers. English Secularism A Confession Of Belief 2011-11-24T03:00:50.030Z The dull, and the silly, will be far happier with their compeers. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z For simplicity combined with remarkable efficiency, it is undoubtedly ahead of all its compeers. Gas Burners Old and New 2011-11-07T02:00:20.003Z We delight to recall with what distinguished honors he was received abroad from the highest dignitaries of church and state, as well as from his own literary compeers. Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes 2011-11-01T02:00:25.563Z So Claw moved among his compeers as a man despised, yet accepted, because he was of the North, and of the civilization thereof a component part. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z Each sets a higher value on his own descent and learning, undervaluing the worth of his compeers. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z All I can say of him is that he was the compatriot, the coadjutor and compeer of Sir William Wallace, and one of the noblest knights whose deeds are recorded on the page of history. The Clan Fraser in Canada Souvenir of the First Annual Gathering 2011-09-09T02:01:00.467Z In his faith in the residuary wisdom and virtue of the mass of men, he is more like Jefferson than any of his Revolutionary compeers. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z Henry was spoken of in similar words by his compeers both at home and abroad. Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period 2011-08-08T02:00:20.193Z Then came a creature swimming like an otter, thrusting his head about on all sides, and looking much more intelligent than most of his compeers of the pond. Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations 2011-08-01T02:00:12.067Z There is, of course, much truth in the great Englishwoman's generous praise of her French compeers. Mathilde Blind 2011-07-27T02:00:25.473Z In the House of Commons he took, both in argument and debate, a high rank, and surpassed compeers there of a thousand times his advantages of birth and education. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z Children are brought up to-day, in happy contrast with my compeers, to feel that the pencil is no instrument of torture, hardly indeed to distinguish it from the tongue. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z Very curiously, Henry’s compeers were, most of them, like himself—unimpassioned men. Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period 2011-08-08T02:00:20.193Z True—true, my boy," he replied, "I was so overjoyed at trapping so many of his compeers, that I had entirely forgotten his generalship; but we will care for his standing, and that right speedily. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z He led a social sort of life among his compeers of the art. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Mr. Morley's pages give us the natural history of a political mind of unusual range and power which was without a compeer. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z They had twice danced round the open space, and each time that Lady Ing� had approached him, she had sung in a louder tone:-- "Riber Ulf first dances here, A king is he without compeer." The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z The acute Spaniard just named says that “every blockhead is thoroughly persuaded that he is in the right;” Cranmer was less of a blockhead than most of his compeers. Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period 2011-08-08T02:00:20.193Z The age is not sufficiently matured for us and our compeers. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z This is all that even Shakespeare can do, if he and thou be now compeers. A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam' 2011-07-07T02:00:25.637Z In what particulars does the English speculator differ from his French compeer? The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z Ah! because King William of Prussia and Napoleon III. and all their compeers are likewise men: which bothers them very much. God and the State 2011-07-02T02:00:10.230Z A, whose excellency is very conspicuous in the Apocalypse: its compeer C is defective here. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z With his audience he was unquestionably popular; we hear of none of his plays having been condemned, though such mischances are recorded of his rivals, and, above all, of his great compeer Jonson. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z We have already, in discussing Voltaire, adverted sufficiently to Mr. John Morley’s volumes in honor of Diderot and his compeers. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z Should this night prove the last for me In this sad vale of tears, Then lead me, Lord, in heaven to thee And thy elect compeers. The Little Treasure of Prayers Being a Translation of the Epitome from the German Larger 'Treasure of prayers' ['Gebets-Schatz'] 2011-04-02T02:00:09.993Z We announce to them the dawning of that day for which they have so hopefully and so bravely waited, the upspringing of those seeds that they and their compeers have sown. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z Cups of horn, and silver flagons were speedily, produced, and in a short time their absent compeers were almost forgotten in the general destruction of cold capons, tongue and ham. The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion 2011-03-23T02:00:21.287Z He had looked keenly after his venerable compeer as the paralytic was borne across the uninclosed passage between the two rooms. The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains 2011-03-22T02:00:18.637Z Hence, although on a lower plane and interpreted with a less transmuting intensity of insight and emphasis, the snarling or jovial grossness of the peasants of Adrian Brauwer and the best of his Dutch compeers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z We allow that in these two plays Webster comes nearer to Shakspere than any of his compeers. Philip Massinger 2011-02-25T03:01:15.270Z But Medóko and his sons, in stature above all their compeers, appeared in the full costume of the Christian warriors of Efát. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z In England she could neither be seen nor heard above her compeers. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z They may be accustomed to exact a homage from their world which in ours is reserved more or less for the "dear Evelyns" and their compeers. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z It is no more like its Parisian compeer than it is like the Pyramids of Egypt. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z Carrasco and his compeers were close behind me—so close that the points of their machetés were within six inches of my spine. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z Izhák with his compeers sate in gloomy silence during the entire conference, evidently annoyed at the good understanding that subsisted betwixt his rival Mohammad Ali, and the illustrious guest. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z These phenomenal personages have differed from their compeers in a ratio of divergence altogether incomprehensible to the ordinary intelligence. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z The literature and art of Dumas and his compeers were making such sturdy progress as to give Paris that preëminence in these finer elements of life, which, before or since, has not been equalled elsewhere. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z This is a comparison which will show how futile it is not to take into consideration the peers, compeers, or contemporaries of architectural types when striving to impress its salient features upon one's senses. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z In this work he had a compeer in Stukely, an adventurer of the kind then common, who also intrigued with the Catholic powers. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z He journeyed from university to university, everywhere exchanging views with his intellectual compeers, and everywhere diffusing the knowledge he had so laboriously acquired. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z Alongside of the black savage marched the white savage—worthy compeers! nay, scarcely; the black savage, under the circumstances, was the more worthy of respect of the two. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z And so, in like manner, are his compeers, Lagartijo, and the rest. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z The golfing minister went the way of all flesh, and his compeers with him, but the golf endured. "Pip" A Romance of Youth The faces of her friends were there—men and women, brilliant, her intellectual compeers, a little tired, offering always the same gifts, the same homage. The Hillman One of the most noted practitioners in Southern Italy, after the death of Trotula and her compeers, was one Margarita, who had studied medicine in Salerno. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z His compeer, Ledru Rollin, achieved nothing by his last year's work upon the Decadence of England, but ridicule in England, and no great fame at home. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 Let the importance of no man be undervalued by himself or compeers because he was not born with a trumpet tongue. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution He reposes, with others of his valiant compeers, to await 'the sound of the archangel and the trump of God.' Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate... There are my compeers, gay at court, While here the tears my face begrime. The Wisdom of Confucius with Critical and Biographical Sketches It has been said that French philosophers show themselves little disposed to acknowledge or to follow the lead of their foreign compeers in any branch of science. The Eruption of Vesuvius in 1872 Another beautifully illustrated volume of nature and animal stories, in the writing of which the author is without a compeer. A Traitor's Wooing He outstripped his compeers, and before he had accomplished his curriculum, the rector recommended his removal, inasmuch as he had exhausted the resources of the school. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise I am known to my compeers and to mine enemies as Diogenes," he said gravely, "a philosopher of whom mayhap ye have never heard. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Their officers, too, looked down upon their Connecticut compeers, who could only be distinguished from their men by wearing a cockade. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools I was in the Southern States, and there I and my compeers were nobles. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine In this comparison, however, the advantage is again found on the side of the Peruvians, woman being, in some respects, in higher estimation among them than among their northern compeers. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) For the first time in history Lyone sat before the throne of the gods not as goddess, but as queen; and I, her compeer, as king sat beside her. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar "Slip into them as quickly as you can, old compeer," he said, "my fingers are itching to get to work." The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel In oratory, where shall we find the compeer of Chatham or Mirabeau, Burke or Patrick Henry? Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. This type also is productive of strange likenesses, not to public personages or one's own compeers, but to the men of the British working class whom one has known in old days. To Lhassa at Last There is another name of that day well worthy of being singled out, even among so many worthy compeers, as representative of American womanhood in some of its noblest expressions. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) It is a little odd to think of the famous Count Rumford, Franklin's compeer in genius, and born but a few miles from Franklin's birthplace, as plain Benjamin Thompson of North Woburn, Massachusetts. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. From this hour onwards and throughout the journey friend Diogenes would provide for everything and see that his faithful compeers lacked in nothing. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel In presenting a study of Margaret's thoughts and life, it seemed to us impossible to omit some consideration of her pronounced opinions concerning the most widely known of her American compeers in literature. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) The mind of Disraeli, as leader of the House of Commons, and standing as he does among his compeers, will predominate in its formation. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) It's safe to say that when your compeers are all dead. Helen Grant's Schooldays He was already known among his compeers for his knowledge of Greek. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" "Indeed not, old compeer," said Diogenes with a hearty laugh, "it shall be the portrait of a Laughing Cavalier." The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Providence, fate, call it what you will, concocts more striking dramatic situations and a greater number of them than M. Scribe and all his compeers have constructed in the course of their professional careers. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections The soaring bird, with outstretched wing, careering high above his compeers, told of a race who once, at least, thought no ambition above their daring; and she was worthy of the haughtiest of her ancestors. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago She would have felt still more encouraged for her compeer, had she known what Mrs. Van Dorn was at nineteen. Helen Grant's Schooldays The dull and the silly will be far happier with their compeers. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 They'll do anything for money, and this man instead of being—as we thought—an exception to the rule, is a worse scoundrel than any of his compeers. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel The whole structure was surmounted by a queer looking steeple, resembling most one of those high, peaked hats, which Hogarth has placed on the head of Hudibras and his puritan compeers. Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion And now, when the progress of events and the strengthening of the central authority threatened as never before the cherished institution, like their compeers, they took their stand on the same battle-ground of State Rights. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 However, my grandfather is no worse off than his compeers. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 At College he outstripped all his compeers by powers equally versatile and profound—the first both in intellect and in imagination. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) "You will do just what I ask, faithful old compeers," rejoined Diogenes more earnestly than was his wont. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel It was a picture which might well command the respectful attention of Silas and his compeers. Cudjo's Cave "Then I had better join my compeers," she said, tartly. Under False Pretences A Novel A god who in his native grove or temple has been paramount and unquestioned, sinks into insignificance when he is brought into a crowd of compeers. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition And, in behalf of your compeers, resident here in the city of Washington, I welcome you to the city and to the important deliberations to which our organization invites you. Civilization the Primal Need of the Race The American Negro Academy. Occasional Paper No. 3 "Old compeer!" came in a hoarse whisper close to his ear, "how did you come to such a pass?" The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel In all of this Madam Urso may be said to be a man, or the equal and compeer of man. Camilla: A Tale of a Violin Being the Artist Life of Camilla Urso For my part, I like the name of Revolution, or even Rebellion, better, for they are sanctified by the example of Washington and his compeers. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital The fair-haired young Englishman lived but in her memory, as his soul, if still existent, lived in places indeterminate, unknowable to Doctor Zimmermann and his compeers. Stories by American Authors, Volume 2 On the contrary, it has received from the poets more magnificent and more frequent eulogium than any of its compeers. By-ways in Book-land Short Essays on Literary Subjects He knew that his compeers would do what he had asked. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel His competitors and compeers had given to charity, but none on so great a scale as Girard. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times He is more fortunate, however, than some of his compeers, in experiencing almost at once the double resurrection of autobiography and reappointment. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 He was, without compeer, the greatest pastoral lyrist of Denmark. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" Shall I display to you the spread of the fire of his soul, by rehearsing the praises of the hero of Saratoga and his much-loved compeer of the Carolinas? Eighth Reader Then men grumble of course; they are soldiers and not executioners, and their hearts for the most have gone out to that merry compeer—the Laughing Cavalier—with his quaint jokes and his cheerful laugh. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel There is indeed no doubt that Hazlitt is one of the most absolutely unequal writers in English, if not in any, literature, Wilson being perhaps his only compeer. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 He was really without a compeer, a master artist. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 As to the house, it was not distinguished in any way beyond its compeers. Diana This combination of realism and picturesqueness, assisted by his marvellous technical power, put him far above and apart from all his compeers. Six Centuries of Painting "Easy, easy, friend," quoth Diogenes with a pleasant laugh, "my nose was itching and my compeer held on to my arm while he tried to reach my nose in order to scratch it." The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Nietzsche, whom I acknowledge as my compeer, is to be commemorated with an enormous stadium upon a hill. Mummery A Tale of Three Idealists There was something in the manner of his death singularly resembling the particulars detailed by Mrs. Quickly, as attending that of Falstaff, the compeer of Yorick for infinite jest, however unlike in other particulars. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges There were no parts suited to her in the light comedies of Scribe and his compeers, which constituted the chief repertory of the Gymnase. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Its only compeer was the so-called "Wilderness Road," overland through Cumberland Gap—the successor of "Boone's trail," just as Braddock's Road was the outgrowth of "Nemacolin's path." Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo Twenty thousand guilders each in your pockets, old compeers. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel So, my compeer in honour, we must hold The staff of sway between us. The Indian Princess La Belle Sauvage The usual relay of fresh horses were in waiting at Cranburn Bridge, and the reeking bloods were instantly changed for others, not a whit less spirited than their released compeers. Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848 No, neither he, nor his compeers by night Giving him aid, my verse astonished. Testimony of the Sonnets as to the Authorship of the Shakespearean Plays and Poems Washington and his compeers had no —— of a federal republic with constitutional bonds and limitations. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions He—like all his compeers in the neighborhood—found but scanty living in the grinding of corn for the neighbouring peasantry, there was too much competition nowadays and work had not multiplied in proportion. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel That is now a provincial High Street beside its lordlier compeer; but I remember when Broadway stormed and swarmed with busy life. Imaginary Interviews Habit had given him that ease of manners which enabled him to take from those who should have been his compeers the deference which was due not to his age but to his experience. The Life of Cicero Volume II. Primrose said in high disdain to her crestfallen compeer. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia Shall I display to you the spread of the fire of his soul by rehearsing the praises of the hero of Saratoga and his much loved compeer of the Carolina? From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services Here, old compeer! search his Magnificence for concealed weapons, and then make ready to go. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel No doubt Miss McCosh, as a student in Princeton, could as easily distance her compeers in science, philosophy and the languages, as she did the dude on the highway. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III "Little bird," said Mr. Linden, softly, "do you know that all your compeers live by eating?"—"Crumbs" said Faith with equal softness. Say and Seal, Volume II They were far above the generality of their compeers. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance The weapons which Voltaire and his compeers wielded with such terrible effect in the end of last century were borrowed from Rome. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge "Pythagoras, old compeer," he said with a shrug of his broad shoulders, "what would you take to be walking at this moment in that man's shoes?" The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Alone, among his young compeers, Was Brian from his infant years; 125 A moody and heartbroken boy, Estranged from sympathy and joy, Bearing each taunt with careless tongue On his mysterious lineage flung. Lady of the Lake It would be sad indeed had her life, like that of more than one of her compeers, closed then over France in mourning. Famous Women: George Sand Being outvoted by his more practical compeers—Lafayette, Lafitte, and Mauguin—he retired in displeasure, and, abandoning the conflict, took refuge in the country at some distance from Paris. Louis Philippe Makers of History Series Fallen he is from the heaven of power and grandeur which he occupied in the twelfth century; and he and his compeers lie sunk in a very gulph of anarchy and barbarism. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge It is but a little time since you and your illustrious compeers were counted only worthy of jests and sneers or contemptuous neglect. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II In 1736, the first medical botany was given to the world by Elizabeth Blackwell, a woman physician, whom the persecutions of her male compeers had cast into jail for debt. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I At throwing the hammer George had no compeer. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson He had plenty of common sense, acute business faculties, and genial manners; and so was generally a popular man among his compeers. The End of a Coil His career was short but meteoric, and he ranks among the three greatest statesmen Japan has ever produced, his compeers being Hideyoshi and Ieyasu. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Through all these years he has been the only decent compeer we have had. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II In its place through the magic darkness seemed gathering all the heroes of his people beckoning him and his compeers onward. A Victor of Salamis In this respect—as being, I mean, the compeer of the great poets of Greece—Shakespeare takes his peculiar place in English poetry. Old Familiar Faces The English peasantry had not yet followed the example of their French compeers; but the gathering storm already darkened the sky, and the mutterings of the thunder were heard. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866 Their enmity was primarily directed against the Augustana, whose objective and moderate tone had gained many friends even among the Catholics, and which had indirectly branded Eck and his compeers as detractors and calumniators. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church Why should the African prove more just and generous than his Saxon compeers? History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II And thou, sad Hour, selected from all years To mourn our loss, rouse thy obscure compeers, And teach them thine own sorrow! A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) But still Walter Espec was unhappy; and, even when his dexterity and prowess in arms moved the envy or admiration of his youthful compeers, his heart was sad and his smile mournful. The Boy Crusaders A Story of the Days of Louis IX. Wallenstein during these campaigns astonished his compeers, and excited their envy, by the wondrous rapidity of his movements, and the skill with which he surmounted difficulties that seemed insuperable. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History In an Opinion of May 15 1529: "I am satisfied that I shall not agree with the Strassburgers all my life, and I know that Zwingli and his compeers write falsely concerning the Sacrament." Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church It would not be a bad aim to have in view that they should come by degrees to a just appreciation of Thackeray and his compeers. Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 Not that “the Son of the Sun” claimed adoration from his royal compeers: that was expected from his subjects only. The Tell El Amarna Period Shall I display to you the spread of the fire of his soul, by rehearsing the praises of the hero of Saratoga, and his much-loved compeer of the Carolinas? Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. Like his English compeer, Wolsey, Richelieu's ardour for building knew no restraint. Royal Palaces and Parks of France Broken and trembling to the yoke she bore, Till by the voice of him and his compeers, Roused up to too much wrath which follows o'ergrown fears? The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 But Jock and his compeer were loth to come, and the lady's voice grew louder and more peremptory. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 The deeds of Farragut, his compeers, and their followers, after exciting a moment's enthusiasm, were powerless to sustain popular interest. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life Unfortunately he was incapable of rising to the height of the situation; for he utterly lacked the virile qualities which raised the House of Hohenzollern above petty compeers in Swabia to fame and prosperity. William Pitt and the Great War There were no great singers included in the cast for this evening, not even Alboni who remains here, while most of her compeers are in London. Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. The natives knew him better than did his few white acquaintances in Samoa, for here, among them, the mask that hid his inner nature from his compeers was sometimes put aside, though never thrown away. The Ebbing Of The Tide South Sea Stories - 1896 The group of literary lights,—Bryant, Longfellow, Lowell, Whittier, Holmes, and their compeers,—won Southern dislike by their hostility to slavery. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement Too readily are the faults of a compeer rehearsed, and too slowly are her virtues acknowledged. The Young Maiden I am not quarrelsome, and so we are comfortable business compeers, but hardly calling friends, and since you are in his house I must deny myself the pleasure. Floyd Grandon's Honor Thus, in publishing the Platform, Schmucker and his compeers cast off the Lutheran mask and revealed the true inwardness of their intolerant Reformed spirit—a blunder which served to frustrate their own sinister objects. American Lutheranism Volume 2: The United Lutheran Church (General Synod, General Council, United Synod in the South) But him beyond all others blest I deem, The youth, who, wealthier than his rich compeers, Shall win and lead thee to his honour’d home. The Odyssey of Homer It was in the spirit of this period that Benvenuto Cellini modeled saltcellars as well as statues, and his compeers designed carvings and gildings for state carriages, and painted pictures upon the panels. The Development of Embroidery in America At last they see the gonfalons of France; It is the rear-guard of the twelve compeers: Nor will they fail to give them battle now. La Chanson de Roland : Translated from the Seventh Edition of Léon Gautier The disdain of her young compeer was quite hard to bear, but she meekly accepted the fact that she "wasn't smart." A Little Girl in Old Boston But while B. Kurtz and his compeers indulged in mockery and ridicule, the men of Missouri were clear-sighted, serious, and determined. American Lutheranism Volume 2: The United Lutheran Church (General Synod, General Council, United Synod in the South) He bowed gravely to some of her compeers. A Little Girl of Long Ago But he knew nothing of his compeer, only they had been down to the river together. A Little Girl in Old Quebec This dissolution of the Parliament, and assumption of the dictatorship—this facing alone all his old compeers, met in due legislative dignity, and bidding them one and all depart—strikes us as the bolder deed. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 Their great compeers, the giants of thought, foreshadow what it will be. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 Enmity against Lutheranism—such was the spirit of the counterfeit American Lutheranism championed by Schmucker and his compeers. American Lutheranism Volume 2: The United Lutheran Church (General Synod, General Council, United Synod in the South) One's compeer is the equal with himself in rank, age, prowess, etc. Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois And this gentleness was not want of courage; for never in the history of the world has truer valor been exhibited than that shown by the early missionary and his compeers, the first military adventurers! Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States His fame, however, rests on being the great War Governor of the State of Illinois, the compeer of Morton, Andrews, and Curtin. Fifty Years of Public Service The village was full of marvelous old houses rich in frescoes, oriel windows, gables and turrets, but this dwelling, standing in a dignified situation on an eminence, was a prince amongst its compeers. Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 With respect to the Lutheran doctrines rejected by Schmucker and his compeers, the Pittsburgh compromise declares in general: "We as brethren in Christ agree to differ." American Lutheranism Volume 2: The United Lutheran Church (General Synod, General Council, United Synod in the South) In all the qualities of the advocate, the judge, and the legislator, they far excelled their compeers throughout Europe. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society America has decreed that from these and all their compeers the Philippines are to be preserved. The Philippine Islands It was then the fashion in Bengal to assign each man of letters a place in comparison with a supposed compeer in the West. My Reminiscences He is as much the master of his English compeers in originality as Stevenson was their master in finished craftsmanship. My Contemporaries In Fiction The Evangelical Lutheran, published at Springfield, O., remarked that Schmucker and his compeers were engaged in selling Reformed goods under the trademark of Lutheranism. American Lutheranism Volume 2: The United Lutheran Church (General Synod, General Council, United Synod in the South) His fellow and compeer, of course, is our own Herbert Spencer. Morality as a Religion An exposition of some first principles Just ten days ago our great historian pronounced in this hall an impartial judgment upon the earthly career of him who, as savior of his country, will be counted as the compeer of Washington. Oration on the Life and Character of Henry Winter Davis At its beginning there were Washington, Franklin, and Hamilton, and their compeers; and in the last great crisis Providence was equally gracious, and gave us such men as Lincoln, and Stanton, and George H. Thomas. The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes Maggini, however, was not so successful as his compeer in the selection of the form of his instruments. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators There were several among her compeers of more beauty and brilliance. Hubert's Wife A Story for You Patsy whistled a mellow but mocking blackbird's note which very nearly brought the Duke of Kent, and half-a-dozen of his compeers, upon them. Patsy Among the band of my compeers was one Whom chance had stationed in the very room Honoured by Milton’s name. Obiter Dicta Second Series Not otherwise may the children of the young world have guided Jove or one of his Olympian compeers on an adventure. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) The journey through the town unearthed the fact that it resembled many of its compeers. Some Everyday Folk and Dawn It certainly was a rather priggish answer, but let me say in self-defence that before I left the school I had become as keen on "Lord's," as the best of my compeers. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography These two “Elders of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,” were honest Joe and his worthy compeer and coadjutor, Sidney Rigdon. Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet He is, however, more objective than most of his self-exenterating compeers; but he wants the grace and cheerful lightness of the American school. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, August 1850 of Literature, Science and Art. He is as eloquent in giving lessons to novices as his compeers in our own prisons, and he carefully instructs his hopeful pupils in the best ways of avenging their wrongs upon society. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited Or is it that their Transatlantic compeers float away and dissolve by their own feebleness before they reach our shores? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 Austin Blair of Michigan was a worthy compeer of these eminent officials, and administered his high trust with honor to himself and with advantage to his country. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 The Emperor's insignificant appearance deceived many of his compeers, who were inclined to look on him as a ruler who would be content to take a subordinate place in international affairs. Heroes of Modern Europe Like most of your compeers you think that, having passed your fourteenth birth-day, you are now a man, and in many points I notice that you have already begun to ape the ways of men. The Congo Rovers A Story of the Slave Squadron Foremost among its compeers in antiquity, in comprehensiveness, and in originality, the British constitution is at once the least tangible and the most widely influential among European bodies of fundamental law. The Governments of Europe He had done nothing for Templeton—he, who had passed for a leader among his compeers, and for a hero among his inferiors! Follow My leader The Boys of Templeton The Clerk of the Crown ordered the Serjeant-at-arms to make another proclamation for silence; and amidst the stillness, the Lieutenant of the Tower brought in, amid an assembly of their compeers, his prisoners. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II. L. And each new cloud a thing of life appears, And each leaps forth as though its wild intent Were solely to out-distance its compeers, And rise more high than they. The Song of the Exile—A Canadian Epic Being very expensive, however, and not possessing the good qualities of its compeers lately introduced, uranium yellow has but little chance of being employed now. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists His character is as clear and glorious to us as it was to his compeers. Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness. Thus, the Doll-lady of distinction had wax limbs of perfect symmetry; but only she and her compeers. The Cricket on the Hearth You can remember that it was Franklin who said to his compeers, 'We have now to hang together or we'll hang separately bye and bye.' The Debs Decision And classic Greece, which, in a former age, Bore mighty warriors without compeer, Knew not the land whose war-compelling gage Could not be taken up without a fear. The Song of the Exile—A Canadian Epic FitzGerald’s fear was not that he would write worse than half his compeers, but that he might write as ill. Two Suffolk Friends The year 1600 saw the beginning of opera, due to the work of Peri and his Florentine compeers in trying to— "Revive the just designs of Greece." Woman's Work in Music In middle age he probably lived a very retired life, did not mingle with his compeers or discuss his views with them. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work The Man of Uz, who stood but yestermorn Above all compeers,—clothed with wealth and power, To day is poorer than his humblest hind. Man of Uz, and Other Poems The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries produced no nobler or better man than the brave Tom Paine, the personal and political compeer and friend of Washington, Jefferson, Franklin and Adams. Shakspere, Personal Recollections The hula had songs proper to itself, but it found a mine of inexhaustible wealth in the epics and wonder-myths that celebrated the doings of the volcano goddess Pele and her compeers. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula It is these white souls that brighten the gray landscapes of life, and make death desirable; for shall we not meet their sisters and compeers in Heaven? My New Curate St. Francis, the compeer of St. Dominic, was born A.D. The Necessity of Atheism Slowly moved on The long procession, led by martial men Who deeply in their patriot minds deplored Their fallen compeer, and bade music lay With plaintive voice, her chaplet down beside His open grave. Man of Uz, and Other Poems There are but few of his compeers now living, and soon they will all have passed away. The Dismal Swamp and Lake Drummond, Early recollections Vivid portrayal of Amusing Scenes The diplomatic representatives of most of the European powers forthwith left, and Mr. Adams was strongly moved to do the same, though for reasons different from those which actuated his compeers. John Quincy Adams American Statesmen Series It was as if one soldier looked into the eyes of his compeer on the battle field, as well could be the case with this man older and of more regular experience than himself. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 He was ever prompt, and hesitated not at any measures required to govern his turbulent compeers. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 Dejectedly, as one Who wearied in a race, despairs to reach The destined goal, nor yet consents to leave His compeers masters of an unwon field. Man of Uz, and Other Poems Was it Mr. Winthrop who said of Columbus and his compeers: 'They were the pioneers in the march to independence; the precursors in the only progress of freedom which was to have no backward steps.' Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective But what I mean to say, is this, that every English game-bird--to use an American phrase--is warier and wilder than its compeer in the United States. Warwick Woodlands Things as they Were There Twenty Years Ago The Southern "trooper" fares, I believe, far better in many ways than his Northern compeer. Border and Bastille Hence Michael and his Archangels, and Satan and his fallen compeers. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry For the middle and lower classes had not as yet become permeated by the healthful leaven which had been introduced into the theological circles by the apologetic antagonists of Strauss and his compeers. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology And I, when I hear the mournful tale, I melt into bitter tears, As though these lovers I never saw Had been mine own compeers. Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan And by that test I know there's not the compeer 'neath the skies Of that plain little yellow dog that never took a prize. The Dog's Book of Verse Blake was now the observed of all observers; but, unlike most of his compeers, he abstained from using his advantages for purposes of selfish or personal aggrandisement. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 439 Volume 17, New Series, May 29, 1852 Many of the most learned, unprejudiced, and able critics have ascribed it to Apollos, an Alexandrian Jew, a compeer of Paul and a fellow citizen of Philo. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Hail, all hail the godlike train, That with thee the goblet drain; Or with many a huge compeer, Lift, as erst, the shadowy spear! The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan The question which rises to the lips of all who contemplate the ruins of this gigantic temple and its compeer dedicated to Herakles is this: Who wrought the destruction of works so solid and enduring? Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series Dürer and his compeers were enabled to do this by exploiting the new German arts of etching and wood-engraving. The Age of the Reformation For a vast number of miracles have professedly been worked, neither by the Deity, nor by any invisible agent; but by Beelzebub and his compeers, or by very visible men. Hume (English Men of Letters Series) Udall and Still wrote for school and college audiences; Sackville, Edwards, Hughes and their compeers presented their plays at court; so did Lyly; and it was there that The Arraignment of Paris was acted. The Growth of English Drama They were two Southern gentlemen, as I immediately knew them to be; MM. de Saussure and Marshall, Ransom's worthy compeers in the line of personal appearance and manner. Daisy in the Field He has still a wholesome hunger for splendid words; he has kept more deliberately than most of his compeers a poetical vocation steadily before him. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters As to the Christianized Man�bos, it is obvious that the great majority have adopted the garb of their Bis�ya brethren and abandoned the use of ornaments and mutilations characteristic of their pagan compeers. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir This and other portraits by Sharples of Washington and his compeers long remained in England, but are now in the Collection of Herbert L. Pratt, New York. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 4 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States Thus he has remained to a good old age, respected and venerated by all, whilst all his compeers have disappeared—not one remaining. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government Unacquainted with the necessary requisites for commencing poet by rule, he sings the sentiments and manners he felt and saw in himself and his rustic compeers around him in his and their native language. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham We can now see that it was a part of that great and comprehensive scheme begun by such men as Stein and Hardenbergh and carried out by such as Bismarck and his compeers. Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z I have always been struck by the differences, moral, economic, and even physical, between the debt-ridden, cringing conquistas, and his manly, free, independent, vigorous pagan compeer. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir Let me discover that in time: lest, when it becomes bankrupt in God’s books, I be involved—I cannot guess how far—in the common ruin of my compeers. Westminster Sermons with a Preface Into this unaccountable menagerie came also the foreshadowing of man—a huge hairy creature possessing size and power to do battle with his animal compeers for supremacy in the seething, upgrowing land. Insights and Heresies Pertaining to the Evolution of the Soul Mr. Ripley lectured on modern philosophy to all who desired an acquaintance with Spinoza, Kant, Cousin, and their compeers. Life of Father Hecker Did they intend to set themselves and their male compeers free, and leave women behind, under a monarchy? An Account of the Proceedings on the Trial of Susan B. Anthony, on the Charge of Illegal Voting Not to be out of the fashion, therefore, the romantic stickleback does precisely the same thing as all these distinguished and poetical compeers. A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. Shall the daughter of the noble, though prodigal Zaimi, appear a beggar before her compeers or inferiors—superiors she had none. The Last Man In the House of Representatives, as in all places where Mr. Adams was associated with others, he arose immediately to the head of his compeers. Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States Dame Nature resolves that every bird, beast, and flower should compeer before her highness; the roe is commanded to summon the animals, the restless swallow the birds, and the "conjured" yarrow the herbs and flowers. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country Certain editors have joined in the same "hue and cry" with their worthy compeers. Secret Band of Brothers A Full and True Exposition of All the Various Crimes, Villanies, and Misdeeds of This Powerful Organization in the United States. The discouragements of Tom Wydeawake and his few compeers were remarkable. My Life as an Author Her companions occasionally took advantage of silent intervals to discuss the scenery, and the Canadian lawyer pointed out spots, memorable in the great pedestrian tour, to his Scottish compeer. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life His weeping family, and his sorrowing compeers were there. Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States James Sinclair became the "village Hampden" who stood for his rights and those of his compeers. The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists The Pioneers of Manitoba All the wealth they possessed had been plundered from another set of villains, whose misfortune was, a want of sagacity in escaping the rapacity of their more accomplished compeers. Secret Band of Brothers A Full and True Exposition of All the Various Crimes, Villanies, and Misdeeds of This Powerful Organization in the United States. Lasting eminence, not momentary pre- eminence, was what they sought; and that was an ambition which most of their compeers had no care to dispute with them. Hills of the Shatemuc Shall I display to you the spread of the fire of his soul by rehearsing the praises of the hero of Saratoga, and his much-loved compeer of the Carolinas? McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader But Adams calls For other notes of gratulation high; That now he wanders thro' those endless worlds He here so well descried; and, wondering, talks And hymns their Author with his glad compeers. Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States What did his compeers think of him—at least, those who called themselves such? Musicians of To-Day Soon as the Trojans saw Idomeneus advancing like a flame, And his compeer Meriones in arms All-radiant clad, encouraging aloud From rank to rank each other, on they came405 To the assault combined. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper I don't know that they would 'go down' at present—certainly not among their compeers. Memoirs of Arthur Hamilton, B. A. Of Trinity College, Cambridge Extracted From His Letters And Diaries, With Reminiscences Of His Conversation By His Friend Christopher Carr Of The Same College Poplicola had been made consul four times, and his compeers acknowledged him as their chief, and all men submitted to him as to a king. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 One after another the cohorts of slavery gave way before the incessant assaults, the unwearied perseverance, of Mr. Adams, and the faithful compeers who were sent by the people to his support. Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States Often indeed species which grow under these hard conditions produce leaves which are, as it were, but skeleton representatives of their large and well filled-out compeers in the open meadows. Science in Arcady Throughout the great range, there are none of those beautiful glaciers to be found that can compare with those possessed by their compeers in Europe. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself Never again were the standards of her compeers to be her standards—never again the measure of the world of convention to be her measure. The Gun-Brand The party reached the dormitory by a narrow wooden staircase, the whiteness of which testified to the scrubbing powers of Kate's red arms and those of her compeers. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVI., December, 1880. He has outlived all his compeers; lesser men may succumb but Algy goes on. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, June 27, 1917 He is mighty of valour, he slayeth with his sword, and in bravery he hath no compeer. The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians Near by stands Kit Carson's ranche, which, though more modest, yet, when the hunter occupies it, in dead game and comfort, it fully rivals its compeer. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself Had it put on airs and spread itself out into the broad-margined and large-lettered octavo, it might have stood in libraries as a worthy compeer of the ablest chronicles. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864 He had seen all his compeers pass away, and he felt that he was in the way of a generation who knew nothing of him, or his history, and who cared nothing for either. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest Other factors must have wrought for this result besides the body of arguments which Newman and his compeers offered. An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant I had such good fun reading the book, and putting your name in the place of the celebrated artist; like this—'In delicacy of drawing Fani von Buchberg stands far above all his compeers.' Gritli's Children The mountains, on either side, are not so lofty as their compeers close by, but they are rugged and picturesque. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself There, with a body like unto Christ's own future glorious body, he sat, with but one compeer—Enoch, and he, transcending all the hosts of the redeemed in the foretasted glories of the resurrection. Catharine Yet the ties of youthful attachment remained, and together we mourned the loss of our compeer and companion in youth. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest Later well known in England, he was the compeer of the best spirits of his generation there. An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant I am the everlasting one without a compeer, whom no creature can kill or destroy. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Those two heroic brothers deeply struck Satyaki in the chest like two elephants striking with their tusks a hostile compeer in the forest. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 "In fine, as every great artist is different from his compeers, there can be no fixed and fast standard of vocal mastery, except the mastery of doing a great thing convincingly." Vocal Mastery Talks with Master Singers and Teachers There was in him a natural chivalry of character, which characterized him above all of his early compeers, and made him a model in conduct. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest It was the sort of generalized, picturesque "fluff-stuff" matter which Banneker could handle better than his compeers by sheer imaginative grasp and deftness of presentation. Success A Novel He might have been, but that he had other compeers, below and above his abilities and position; advocates like Lord Robert Brinsley, the famous son of the Marquis of Wiltshire. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement Cars also, in that tumultuous fight, were crushed by cars, and infuriate elephants by infuriate compeers, and horsemen by horsemen. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 "In fine, as every great artist is different from his compeers, there can be no fixed and fast standard of vocal mastery, except the mastery of doing a great thing greatly and convincingly." Vocal Mastery Talks with Master Singers and Teachers His knowledge of human nature was more consummate than that of any of his compeers who were remarkable for greatness of mind. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest Drake and his compeers had reason to be proud of their efforts in the great naval contest. Drake, Nelson and Napoleon All this was going on in Greece at this very epoch: and, as Plutarch indulges in parallels, we might point to compeers of Themistocles and Epaminondas. The Awakening of China I will today slay that hero of fierce prowess, like an exceedingly infuriate elephant slaying an infuriate compeer. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 But this alone they say in endurance compeers with life, an honest and good mind, to whomsoever it belong. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. Crawford was the Mentor of this ardent band of lofty spirits—stimulating and checking, as occasion might require, the energies and actions of his young compeers. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest For though, like thee, each pipe was black and old, They were not wiser for their many years, Nor knew thy sorcery though set in gold, Nor had thy tropic taste,—these proud compeers! Pipe and Pouch The Smoker's Own Book of Poetry That he achieved less than his great compeers, and that he now exists as the shadow of a mighty name, was the effect of circumstances. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series Struck with the tusks of hostile compeers, elephants looked exceedingly beautiful. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 But a man, when he is displeased living with those at home, having gone abroad is wont to relieve his heart of uneasiness, having recourse either to some friend or compeer. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. How shall we compare him with those others, his great compeers on the Mountain of Song? The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 He was the fourth Scotchman who has been Lord Chancellor within the century, and is a worthy compeer of such men as Loughborough, Erskine, and Brougham. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 In the times of Luther, Calvin, Knox, and others, who were their compeers and successors, many were called from darkness to light, in continental and insular Europe, who could not read. Notes on the Apocalypse That they were not so Liberal as their compeers of to-day may be gathered from the fact of their strongly opposing the exportation of brass, and on no account permitting a workman to go abroad. Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically Mr O'Grady long since seeing this difficulty, and then believing Finn to be historical, was induced to place the latter in point of time before Cuchulain and his compeers. Gods and Fighting Men But then, ten minutes were wasted in the encounter; and even ten minutes are not despised by Jimmy and his compeers. Sketches in the House (1893) His faith carried him through all, and nearer to the goal than any of his compeers. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 The Parisian cab is not, like its London compeer, a prohibited pariah of a vehicle, excluded from parks or the court-yards of palaces. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876 Besides, also, The engaged girl is looked up to by her compeers, is congratulated y her elders. Hints for Lovers No such combination or alternation of such admirable powers is discernible in any of his otherwise more splendid or sublime compeers. The Age of Shakespeare Soon he entered the halls of Congress, where he won the confidence of his compeers, and arose to honorable distinction. Golden Steps to Respectability, Usefulness and Happiness He is akin to Schedoni and his compeers in his love of solitude, his independence of companionship, and his superhuman aspect, but he is a figure who inspires awe and pity as well as terror. The Tale of Terror A Study of the Gothic Romance I marvel more when thou wilt say anything to the purpose, thou shallow serving-man, whose swiftest conceit carries thee no higher than to apprehend with difficulty the stale jests of us thy compeers. The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 Beside Satan, on the burning marl, lies Beelzebub, his bold compeer, who dreads lest the Almighty comes after them and further punish them. The Book of the Epic Those of the sock and buskin, artists, court gazetteers— Odd fellows all—odder than all their club compeers. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, July 17, 1841 Where was then the most worthy descendant of a line of ancestral idiots—Romany and Gorgio—stretching back to the days when man's compeers, the mammoth and the cave-bear, could have taught him better? Aylwin These two "Elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints", were honest Joe and his worthy compeer and coadjutor, Sidney Rigdon. Monsieur Violet Unquestionably the most remarkable man in the empire at this moment, it is his fortune to attract the honourable regards of all who are distinguished as compeers. The Mirror Of Literature, Amusement, And Instruction Volume 17, No. 496, June 27, 1831 No Roman patriot, neither Garibaldi nor any of his compeers, equals them in their efforts for the freedom of that sunny land. Strange Visitors Antonyms: optional, discretional, elective. compunction, n. qualm, contrition, remorse, regret, sting of conscience. compute, v. reckon, calculate, enumerate, rate, estimate. comrade, n. associate, companion, mate, compeer. comradeship, n. association, camaraderie. concave, a. rounded, vaulted. Putnam's Word Book Their very simplicity of character had done what all the crafty tricks of certain compeers of theirs had failed to do. Aylwin But he had yet one compeer; there was one nature that matched his to depth and height of its greatness—that nature was a woman's, and the woman was Wolfe Tone's wife. Principles of Freedom The leader of this diabolical plan and his compeers were sainted by their followers and admirers, and praises sung over him all over the North, as if over the death of saints. History of Kershaw's Brigade The female scavengers are quite as strong, quite as coarse, quite as dirty, and can smoke their pipes with quite as much gusto as their male compeers. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 Nothing could equal the profound deliberations that took place between the renowned Wouter and these his worthy compeers, unless it be the sage divans of some of our modern corporations. Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete Such was Louis' judgment, and scores of times he had confirmed it in private saloon-lounge talk with his compeers. The Price of Love The best of them, Calderon, is so intensely Spanish and Romish, as to be, in comparison with the breadth and universality of his eminent compeers above named, almost provincial. Essays Æsthetical What had really attracted her to Julian was the evidence of her power shown in the subjugation of a being intellectually higher than his compeers. Ensign Knightley and Other Stories I venture to think, that, if Dr. Guthrie of Edinburgh had lived anywhere near Greta Bridge, Mr. Squeers and his compeers would have attained a notoriety that would have stopped their trade. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 53, March, 1862 We never pass one of those stifling rendezvous in the metropolis—a cigar-shop, open till the latest hours—without mentally classing it with the gin-shops, its only compeers! The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 490, May 21, 1831 Joseph Howe, unlike the majority of his compeers who struggled for popular rights, was a prominent figure in public life until the very close of his career in 1873. Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 Like his great compeer, Milton, Dante fails of universality from want of humor. Essays Æsthetical Both Lamarckians and Weismannists, not to mention mankind in general, admit that the better adapted to its surroundings a living form may be, the more likely it is to outbreed its compeers. The Humour of Homer and Other Essays He was a co-worker and a compeer of the pioneers who at that moment were breaking a way for it, and it was our privilege to sit at the feet of a master. The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe I will lead thee to it in order; and that in my usual hand, that thy compeers may be able to read it as well as thyself. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 9 That they were dark and flaming, and greatly dreaded by all on whom Guglielmi fixed them in opposition, was generally admitted by his legal compeers. The Italians It belongs to the type that is characterised by double windows in the belfry, but is more elaborate than most of its compeers. Somerset When the rival claimants have solemnly sworn to abide by the decision of their compeer, Diana begins: It is enough; and, goddesses, attend. Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England Of our other great commanders I never saw Thomas, but my knowledge of Sherman was something more than the mere glimpse I had of the figures of his compeers. The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe Nevertheless, it was not the fate of the Wolfsberg to be taken by Lazy Peg and her compeers. Red Axe If I have occasion for your assistance, and that of our compeers, in re-instating the poor fellow, I will give you notice. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7 Finally, they listened to the disquisitions and artistic rhapsodies in which he was fond of indulging, with an attention by no means accorded by his compeers. Stories by American Authors, Volume 1 I have composed these last scenes in the belief that Elizabeth and all her compeers will be recognised as real saints, in proportion as they are felt to have been real men and women. The Saint's Tragedy This was no other than the famous Paul Bennett, an artist in jewellery, who at that time excelled all his compeers for beauty of design and exquisite refinement of minute elaboration. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXII The Poet's Oak, by Allan Cunningham, is a beautiful finish to the volume, which is altogether equal to any of its compeers. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 399, Supplementary Number Lost himself, and desperate, he is set on swelling the number of his compeers in shame, and woe, and ruin. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers And again, it is now satisfactorily demonstrated that these picked survivors of savage life are commonly suffering under the same diseases with their civilized compeers, and show less vital power to resist them. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 He dares, in every page, to make use of modern words and notions, from which the mingled clumsiness and archaism of his compeers shrinks, as unpoetical. Literary and General Lectures and Essays Their only fit compeers were an Italian opera-troupe, who were chatting and gesticulating on the piazza of the great hotel, and planning, amid jest and laughter, their future campaigns. Malbone: an Oldport Romance Thousands of his compeers could talk much better than he, at any time. Hard Times How he succeeded, his compeers at the bar have often testified. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers Like all its compeers which had been extensively popular, it was applicable to almost every variety of circumstance. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 Amongst his compeers he was remarkable for his sudden fiery eloquence of attack, and ready and rapid powers of repartee when on his defence. The Purcell Papers — Volume 1 It enraged him to be clapped on the back and congratulated by his compeers; and he stopped their coarse jokes, often rudely enough. Malbone: an Oldport Romance Betty had been his compeer and his companion almost since her childhood, but his wife was the tenderest care of his days. The Shuttle While in Germany Luthardt, Schund, and their compeers were demonstrating that Scripture requires a belief in special and separate creations, the Archaeopteryx, showing a most remarkable connection between birds and reptiles, was discovered. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom Finally,—and it is here that I differ most from my compeers,—I do not believe it necessary, in order to reach equality, to turn every thing topsy-turvy. What is Property? Never did fall of any prime minister at court occasion wider surges of sensation than the report of Tom's fate among his compeers on the place. Uncle Tom's Cabin Indeed, with the exception of Malibran, she had no compeer among the contraltos of the century, the old Italian school of singing finding in her a really great representative. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Among the brilliant young men who were his friends and compeers at college, James Bruce is said to have been as conspicuous as any for the brilliancy and originality of his speeches at the Union. Canadian Notabilities, Volume 1 In America the mild suggestions of Silliman and his compeers were met by the protestations of the Andover theologians headed by Moses Stuart. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom For my part, my first ambition was, and still my strongest wish is, to please my compeers, the inmates of the hamlet, while ever-changing language and manners shall allow me to be relished and understood. The Letters of Robert Burns The kitchen was full of all his compeers, who had hurried and crowded in, from the various cabins, to hear the termination of the day's exploits. Uncle Tom's Cabin Rather, if mere capacity were regarded, he must have the palm; nor did either of his compeers light upon a happier subject than was Dürer's when he represented himself; nor did they achieve nobler designs. Albert Durer Imposing aspect of Alfred Tennyson, who looked round the Abbey as if he felt the Immortals were his compeers. Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. By Philo and his compeers even the most insignificant words and phrases, and those especially, were held to conceal the most precious meanings. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom His influence has been, though not continuously progressive, more marked than that of any of his compeers, among whom he was, if not the greatest, certainly the most imposing personality. Thomas Carlyle The superior horsemanship of the London hackney cabman needs no exploitation, and he in whose hands rested the fate of the Calendar treasure was peer of his compeers. The Black Bag After their tea, Madame Hsing and her compeers were the first to rise and come and wait on dowager lady Chia, while she had hers. Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books This love became well known to all his compeers, and once on an embassy to Rome the Pope gave him a cat. Concerning Cats My Own and Some Others The evangelical movement incarnate in the Wesleys had not spent its strength; the movement begun by Pusey, Newman, Keble, and their compeers was in full force. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom Our disgust is trifling compared with that of the humblest, most hard-working owner of the soil, when he learns under what conditions lives his English compeer. In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" Nor, in the ordinary attributes of a country gentleman, was the master of Hale Castle behind his compeers. The Lovels of Arden Ay, the counterpart and compeer of Edward St. Ives, and the tool of the most barefaced of cheats, as well as his familiar!—Well! Anna St. Ives To seek Youth my compeer: Fain of him I would have a sight, But my lips hang in my light. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 Strong investigators, like Arnold of Villanova, Raymond Lully, Basil Valentine, Paracelsus, and their compeers, were thus drawn far out of the only paths which led to fruitful truths. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom He was schooled to shine and dazzle, to excel all compeers in the graces men and women admire. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger Mr. Granger had his own set, and spent his afternoons agreeably enough, drinking soda water, reading Galignani, and talking commerce or politics with his compeers at the most respectable cafe on the Boulevards. The Lovels of Arden Now, in the perspective of history we see that our Washington and his compeers and Wilkes, Barre, Burke and the friends of America in Parliament were fighting the same battle of Freedom. Welsh Fairy Tales In vain dost thou* and thy compeers press me to go to town, while I am in such an uncertainty as I am in at present with this proud beauty. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 1 It is in every sense of the word a weed which grows as lustily as any of its compeers in and around Oran, Algiers, and Bonah. The Slave of the Lamp Simon, meanwhile, told his part of the story to his compeers, and the fame of his annuity ran through street and alley, and spread through the whole tribe of Israel. Tales and Novels — Volume 09 But it must always be remembered that untrustworthy as James is in any thing referring purely to the Americans, he is no worse than his compeers of both nationalities. The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans Yet even when read by Gradgrind and his compeers the thirteenth line of this sonnet is utterly inconsistent with passion. The Man Shakespeare But it was in the glorious light and variety of expression that Ida shone above all compeers. The Golden Calf His coloured compeers crowded round him "all of a grin," as he himself described it, and eager to do his slightest behest. With Edged Tools Taller than her compeers,--in all she said or did, a native dignity and a witching grace were exquisitely blended. A Love Story Still, James is no worse than his compeers. The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans And take it by and large, it was without a compeer among swindles. Life on the Mississippi, Part 11. These little gallant offices made him quite singular among his compeers, and drew on him and on me a good deal of ridicule. Jane Talbot Added to this, she knew that she had more to say than other girls—a larger stock of those little frivolous, advice-seeking, aid-demanding nothings than her compeers seemed to possess. With Edged Tools She was not at all ashamed of the fact that she was no lady herself, yet her compeer and equal in America, if she kept a gin-shop, would insist upon the title of lady. Manners and Social Usages Remember me to Charles Dana and my other compeers at Brook Farm, especially Charles Newcomb. Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis Kant and his compeers gave an electric impulse to the German mind, the effects of which were manifest in the men who soon arose to apply the new discoveries of philosophy to literature. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities For he who stands above all his compeers must expect them to fall upon him should he stumble. Barlasch of the Guard But when a man is surfeited with his mate he can find comfort outside with friend or compeer; but we perforce look to one alone. Authors of Greece The compositions of Palestrina and his compeers represent music in its highest form as pure song in its most perfect consummation, attaining as song an elevation which has never even been distantly approached since. Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"; an essay on the Wagnerian drama And the educated men of his time paid the tribute of veneration to a compeer who enjoyed the esteem of the governing classes to so high a degree. The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) There was a dash about him and a quick readiness for any work that came to hand in which, perhaps, he was not equalled by any of his compeers. The Three Clerks Longfellow is perhaps less close and exact in his dealings with nature than any of his compeers, although he has written some fine naturalistic poems, as his "Rain in Summer," and others. The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton And what advantage can it be that the child knows more at six years old than its compeers, especially if this is to be gained by a sacrifice of health which may never be regained? Friends in Council — First Series She knew now what Ronald would say when he came, if he found her worshiped on all sides by Pocock Vancouver and his younger and less accomplished compeers. An American Politician Thou with six noble compeers hast surveyed The birth and death of empires undismayed. Home Lyrics How the burly Torrigiano's heart burns within him when the Duke praises his compeer's works! Fra Bartolommeo By this time his compeer in French and Indian warfare, the veteran Stark, made his appearance with the New Hampshire troops, five hundred strong. Life of George Washington — Volume 01 No wonder: he has been soaking, I hear, for the last fortnight, with some worthy compeers, by way of keeping off cholera. Two Years Ago, Volume II. As a companion in the house the Dachshund has perhaps no compeer. Dogs and All about Them First, then, "Little Freddy Scoutbush," as his compeers irreverently termed him, was, by common consent of her Majesty's Guards, a "good fellow." Two Years Ago, Volume I With many recollections of pleasanter times, my old compeer, happily released before me, Adieu. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 They occupy a field in which they have no compeers. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 Ere yet the morning peep, Or stars retire from the first blush of day, With thy far-echoing voice alarm thy pack, _40 And rouse thy bold compeers. The Poetical Works of Addison; Gay's Fables; and Somerville's Chase With Memoirs and Critical Dissertations, by the Rev. George Gilfillan If love had ever given sparkle to her eyes, Victorine would have been able to hold her own with the fairest of her compeers. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 01 — Fiction They are the pioneers who will be remembered in history as the compeers of those who transformed the attitudes toward insanity and its therapy. The Glands Regulating Personality Not one of them in a thousand would dare to appear in public with the clothes of last century, or to face the laughter of a crowd of his compeers. The Faith of the Millions (2nd series) It was quite evident that his speech was a written one—probably a printed harangue issued to him and his compeers for circulation throughout the country. The Sowers And thou, sad Hour,... rouse thy obscure compeers. Adonais Long since we have shaken off the foreign product, in favour of our own "Sing a Song of Sixpence," "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" and their refreshingly cheerful compeers. The Child under Eight By what magic, then, is this raw, imperfectly-formed steward, who seems altogether stationary, enabled to accomplish exploits which would stagger his higher-bred compeers, agile and perfected as they are? The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals In France it had been refuted, a generation before the Revolution, by Turgot, just as brilliantly as it was met a hundred years later in the United States by James A. Garfield and his compeers. Fiat Money Inflation in France When a Frenchman is horsey he never runs the risk of being mistaken for a groom or a jockey, as do his turfy compeers in England. The Sowers Her Majesty wears a royal mantle and the riband of the Garter, like her compeers; behind her rise the towers of Windsor. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 1 On the contrary, this world is our compeer, nay, we are one with it. Sadhana : the realisation of life He was more or less a politician, as were all his compeers at the bar, but he was always more a lawyer than anything else. Abraham Lincoln: a History — Volume 01 Rufus King, then diplomatic minister from the United States to Great Britain, and the accomplished Turnbull, by pen, pencil, and sword the celebrated compeer of General Washington in his fields of glory, was here also. Thaddeus of Warsaw The company also had the attendance of two dukes; but these were Lord Granville's compeers only in title. Round the World Like every superior person, he undoubtedly felt a desire for men and compeers, and a wish to measure his power with other masters, and an impatience of fools and underlings. Representative Men The gray-headed knight, not being so active as his compeers of more juvenile years, happened to be the last who went to this tiger's den. The Scottish Chiefs It was a worthy rival of its compeers in the education of Southern girls. School History of North Carolina : from 1584 to the present time They have already been sketched in the preceding little record of the actual scenes in which he and his equally devoted compeers held their indomitable resistance till the fatal issue. Thaddeus of Warsaw He measured himself with his Northern compeer, and decided without hesitation in his own favor. Bricks Without Straw The next moment Merri's compeers seized him from behind—four of them this time. The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel But are we sure the country got the benefit of all the services which this band of soldiers, consecrated already by the opinion of their military compeers, might have rendered her? Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville He would not owe his success to the foreign enemies of his country, and the desertion of the army, and he led with him most of his compeers. Stray Pearls It was generally thought among his compeers that Hugh Stanbury had married into the aristocracy, and that the fact was a triumph for the profession to which he belonged. He Knew He Was Right Beyond a passing glance his way, they betrayed neither curiosity nor interest, being probably sufficiently occupied in accounting for their own presence in the home of their once revered and now greatly maligned compeer. Dark Hollow I have done nothing to arouse suspicion in the minds of my savoury compeers up at the Cabaret de la Liberte. The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel His whole fortune was locked up in this new enterprise, and his compeers were strangers, or acquaintances of a recent date. The Good Time Coming A round of heartless dissipation has sickened her of humanity; and if it were not for the excitement of outshining her compeers in the ranks of fashion, she would lay down her useless life to-morrow. Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing A young Canadian gentleman is as well educated as any of his compeers across the big water, and contrasts very favourably with them. Roughing It in the Bush He was really without a compeer,—a master artist. Wake-Robin And if I were you, citizen Gourdon," he concluded, with ominous emphasis, "I would burn one or two candles to your compeer the devil. The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel The Princes de Conti were sorely grieved, but they dared, no more than their compeers, risk the displeasure of the king by upholding their outraged kinsman. Prince Eugene and His Times TRUE: Mine own knave, and your compeer, sir. Epicoene: Or, the Silent Woman Did you ever hear of any scientist possessing a secret drawn from the soul of nature that was not called 'mad' at once by his compeers and the public? The Secret Power "What shall we do?" asked the astronomer of his compeers, as Count Langermann bowed and left them. Joseph II. and His Court "For, to one in his class of life, the bare suspicion of such a crime, brought against him, would crush him forever in the eyes of his compeers." East Lynne Her "dear president" vouchsafed not a word in reply; he motioned to his compeers to rise, and they all betook themselves to their hall of conference. Prince Eugene and His Times True, there is far less of these elements in Shakspeare than in any of his compeers: but they are there. Plays and Puritans It expands into the plateau of Peru and Bolivia, just as its African compeer expands into that of Abyssinia, but this is a mere incident. The Red Man's Continent: a chronicle of aboriginal America The French ambassador grows arrogant, and I must teach him that the rules of etiquette and customs of society are for him and his compeers, but not for me. Joseph II. and His Court Alone, among his young compeers, Was Brian from his infant years; A moody and heart-broken boy, Estranged from sympathy and joy Bearing each taunt which careless tongue On his mysterious lineage flung. The Lady of the Lake He moreover considered that foreign noblemen, rich and eccentric, might have habits of acting which were quite at variance with those of their English compeers. The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid There were a good many French ladies and gentlemen present, easily recognisable, even in the distance, for their clothes were of more sober hue and of lesser richness than those of their English compeers. The Elusive Pimpernel It has none of the poetic flights of the French genius, but advances steadily, and gains more ground in the end than its sprightlier compeer. The Paris Sketch Book To protect their own interests better they secured protection for the interests of others, and, after having served as the representatives of their compeers they became the representatives of the nation. The Ancient Regime Such were—such are— the characteristics of a class now passing away from the face of the land, as their compeers, the yeomen, have done before them. Half a Life-Time Ago The old farmer leads a lonely existence, and ceases to meet his compeers except on Sunday; nobody consults him; his experience has been monotonous, and his age is apt to grow unsocial. Oldport Days Jefferson had undoubtedly written it at this time, but Garces knew not the name of the great patriot and his compeers. The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it Nevertheless is he confirmed in his instinctive opinions, by the concurrence of all his compeers. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 Their principal object has been to give some account of the impressions produced on the mind of Darwin and his great compeer Wallace by various difficult problems suggested by the colours of living nature. Darwin and Modern Science There sat his compeers, sullenly waiting to vote for a bill which every one of them detested. Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story Longer acquaintance has, however, revealed the fact, that these Oldport institutions stand out as models of strict discipline beside their suburban compeers. Oldport Days The wonderful successes of Cortes naturally excited the jealous envy and cupidity of his compeers. The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it In my rights By me invested, he compeers the best. King Lear Behind him came the Corregidor, arrayed in yellow satin, with a silk waistcoat and gold buttons, breeches of yellow velvet, and a hat equal in magnificence to that worn by his bold compeer. A Vanished Arcadia: being some account of the Jesuits in Paraguay 1607-1767 Herself must with herself be sole compeer, Unless the people of her distant sphere Some gold migration send to melodise the year. Poems The spirit by which Dryden and several of his compeers were at this time animated against the Whigs deserves to be called fiendish. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 Mr. Townshend's varied attainments, delicate tastes, and amiable and gentle nature, caused him to be beloved through life by the variously distinguished men who were his compeers at Cambridge long ago. Miscellaneous Papers Willingly do I renounce all ancient cause of enmity with any of my compeers. Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes As these worthy compeers were on their route to the frontier, they fell in with another expedition, likewise on its way to the mountains. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West Mr. Hunt again produced the pipe, smoked with the chieftain and his worthy compeers; but made no further demonstrations of gratitude. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains Thy goodness has endow'd me With talents passing most of my compeers, Which I in just proportion have abused— As far surpassing other common villains As Thou in natural parts has given me more. Poems and Songs of Robert Burns "And you say that he has a great influence over his compeers?" Twenty Years After To him, innocent of the proposed crime of his kin and compeers, the whole scene of the night and morning presented but one feature of insult and degradation. Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes Less exclusively national than their Gallic compeer, they present a picture of the actual progress of physical science throughout Europe. Reflections on the Decline of Science in England Your compeers may be sage and dry, But in your page appears A very fairyland, where I Played 'neath a changeful Irish sky — A sky of smiles and tears. An Anthology of Australian Verse While a stripling, he excelled in strength of body all his foster-brethren and compeers. The Danish History, Books I-IX The white skins and flowing beards of these American heroes may be aptly compared to the fair faces and long golden locks of their Hellenic compeers. Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology To the Tower of London away they were sent, As they have sent others by them captivated; Oh what will become of this old Parliament And all their compeers, that were royally stated. Cavalier Songs and Ballads of England from 1642 to 1684 It was not alone his courage and audacious will that enabled him to career so dashingly among his compeers. The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life No Dark Companion, but a sun of glory; No fell disturber, but a bright compeer; The shining complement that crowned the story; The golden link that made the meaning clear. An Anthology of Australian Verse |
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